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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jul 20

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,369 head

▲ 427 vs last sale 942▲ 823 vs year ago 546 · +150.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

443 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 522▲ 144 vs year ago 299 · +48.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Wednesday, July 27th Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have their regular Wednesday sale

Saturday July 30th Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have their King of the Ring auction expecting 8,000 head

Wednesday August 3rd, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have their Anniversary Sale expecting 6,00 head.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bull sold 9.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.54/cwt on 612 head.

Average price

$173.54

612 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	713	180.37	1,286	485
Medium and Large 1-2	721	156.19	1,126	68
Large 1	1,175	137.43	1,615	59

One grade step is worth $42.94/cwt here — about −$329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale612 hd

173.54

—

KS average3 barns · 3,199 hd

174.06

−0.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,878	90.90	1,707	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	75.30	1,107	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	65.40	808	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	54.84	639	137

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	266	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	561	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	206.09/cwt	205.00–207.50	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	388	230.36/cwt	226.00–234.00	894	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	234.23/cwt	231.00–237.00	916	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	971	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	194.94/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,031	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	164.43/cwt	155.00–170.00	944	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,049	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	892	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	175.73/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,123	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	175.13/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,180	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	721	168.15/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,212	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	161.53/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,173	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,118	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	153.72/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,193	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	163.88/cwt	162.00–164.50	1,277	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	815	173.87/cwt	171.25–175.25	1,417	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	162.85/cwt	162.85–162.85	1,335	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	151.66/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,254	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	860	171.89/cwt	168.25–175.60	1,478	114
Steers	—	Large 1	1,089	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,525	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,134	138.90/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,575	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,205	136.52/cwt	136.50–137.00	1,645	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	321	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	738	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	191.76/cwt	189.00–195.00	717	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	184.98/cwt	181.00–189.00	749	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	166.39/cwt	163.00–172.50	692	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	861	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	164.41/cwt	162.00–165.00	868	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	160.26/cwt	159.25–167.00	939	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	161.58/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,028	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	896	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	153.30/cwt	146.00–154.75	1,049	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	155.51/cwt	154.25–156.00	1,103	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	156.84/cwt	150.50–160.00	1,183	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	166.89/cwt	162.00–168.10	1,275	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	145.60/cwt	137.50–149.00	1,125	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	137.27/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,171	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	148.43/cwt	140.25–149.10	1,274	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,315	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,082	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,309	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,139	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,492	55
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	145.66/cwt	133.00–158.00	820	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	767	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	959	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,052	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,241	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,831	85.61/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,568	7
Bulls	—	—	1,901	93.54/cwt	90.50–97.50	1,778	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	54.84/cwt	49.00–59.00	639	137
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	65.40/cwt	60.00–69.50	808	141
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	74.76/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,086	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	80.96/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,329	7

This sale against other markets

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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